Katyayana-smriti [sanskrit]

by Manmatha Nath Dutt | 2006 | 9,945 words | ISBN-10: 8171102794

The Sanskrit edition of the Katyayana-smriti referencing the English translation and grammatical analysis. The Katyayana-smriti is one of the minor works on Dharmashastra as mentioned in the Yajnavalkya-smriti. Katyayana is the author of a clear and full treatise on law and also wrote on grammar and other subjects. Alternative titles: Kātyāyanasmṛti (कात्यायनस्मृतिः), Kātyāyana-smṛti (कात्यायन-स्मृति).

Verse 52.10 [551]

पितॄणां सूनुभिर्जातैर्दानेनैवाधमादृणात् ।
विमोक्षस्तु यतस्तस्मादिच्छन्ति पितरः सुतान् ॥ १० [५५१] ॥

pitṝṇāṃ sūnubhirjātairdānenaivādhamādṛṇāt |
vimokṣastu yatastasmādicchanti pitaraḥ sutān || 10 [551] ||

The English translation of Katyayana-smriti Verse 52.10 [551] is contained in the book Sixteen Minor Smrtis: 2 Volumes by Manmatha Nath Dutt. This book is not available online so in order to read the full text and translation you should buy the book:

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Glossary of Sanskrit terms

Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (52.10 [551]). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Pitri, Sunu, Jata, Dana, Adhama, Rina, Vimoksha, Yatah, Yat, Yata, Tasmat, Tad, Icchat, Icchanti, Suta,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Katyayana-smriti Verse 52.10 [551]). If the system was successful in segmenting the sentence, you will see of which words it is made up of, generally consisting of Nouns, Pronouns, Verbs, Participles and Indeclinables. Click on the link to show all possible derivations of the word.

  • Line 1: “pitṝṇāṃ sūnubhirjātairdānenaivādhamādṛṇāt
  • pitṝṇām -
  • pitṛ (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
  • sūnubhir -
  • sūnu (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental plural]
    sūnu (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    sūnū (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • jātair -
  • jāta (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    jāta (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
    jan -> jāta (participle, masculine)
    [instrumental plural from √jan class 1 verb], [instrumental plural from √jan class 2 verb], [instrumental plural from √jan class 3 verb], [instrumental plural from √jan class 4 verb]
    jan -> jāta (participle, neuter)
    [instrumental plural from √jan class 1 verb], [instrumental plural from √jan class 2 verb], [instrumental plural from √jan class 3 verb], [instrumental plural from √jan class 4 verb]
  • dānenai -
  • dāna (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    dāna (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • aivā -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first dual]
  • adhamād -
  • adhama (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    adhama (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • ṛṇāt -
  • ṛṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    ṛṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • Line 2: “vimokṣastu yatastasmādicchanti pitaraḥ sutān || 10 [551] |
  • vimokṣas -
  • vimokṣa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • yatas -
  • yataḥ (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    yat (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    yat (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    yata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    i -> yat (participle, masculine)
    [accusative plural from √i class 2 verb], [ablative single from √i class 2 verb], [genitive single from √i class 2 verb]
    i -> yat (participle, neuter)
    [ablative single from √i class 2 verb], [genitive single from √i class 2 verb]
    yam -> yata (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √yam class 1 verb]
  • tasmād -
  • tasmāt (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single]
  • icchanti -
  • iṣ -> icchat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative plural from √iṣ class 6 verb], [vocative plural from √iṣ class 6 verb], [accusative plural from √iṣ class 6 verb]
    iṣ -> icchantī (participle, feminine)
    [vocative single from √iṣ class 6 verb]
    iṣ (verb class 6)
    [present active third plural]
  • pitaraḥ -
  • pitṛ (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • sutān -
  • suta (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
    su -> suta (participle, masculine)
    [accusative plural from √su class 5 verb]
    -> suta (participle, masculine)
    [accusative plural from √ class 6 verb]
    -> suta (participle, masculine)
    [accusative plural from √ class 2 verb]
  • Cannot analyse 10*55
  • Cannot analyse 551
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